遵循

zūn xún

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to follow; to abide by; to comply with

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 违背 wéi bèi 违背 wéi bèi to go against “违背”表示与规则、原则相反的行动。: to go against
• 违反 wéi fǎn 违反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law) “违反”表示不遵守规定或法律。: to violate (a law)

Synonyms

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• 遵守 zūn shǒu 遵守 zūn shǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) 两者都表示依照规定行事，但“遵守”更常用于规则、纪律。: to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
• 遵照 zūn zhào 遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with “遵照”比“遵循”更正式，常用于执行上级指示。: in accordance with

Usage notes

Collocations

“遵循”常与“原则”“规律”“规定”等抽象名词搭配，不与具体动作搭配。

Common mistakes

不要将“遵循”用于遵守具体指令，如“遵循老师的命令”应改为“听从老师的命令”。

Example Sentences

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我们应该 遵循 交通规则。

We should follow the traffic rules.

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Child Words of 遵循

• 循 循 xún: to follow
• 遵 遵 zūn: to observe